Detail The Structural Basis of Ribozyme-Catalyzed RNA Assembly   Oleh:  Robertson, Michael P ; Scott, William G. Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: SCIENCE (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 315 no. 5818 (Mar. 2007), page 1549. Topik: Structural Biology Ketersediaan Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: S01.K.2007.03 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Life originated, according to the RNA World hypothesis, from self-replicating ribozymes that catalyzed ligation of RNA fragments. We have solved the 2.6 angstrom crystal structure of a ligase ribozyme that catalyzes regiospecific formation of a 5' to 3' phosphodiester bond between the 5' -triphosphate and the 3'-hydroxyl termini of two RNA fragments. Invariant residues form tertiary contacts that stabilize a flexible stem of the ribozyme at the ligation site, where an essential magnesium ion coordinates three phosphates. The structure of the active site permits us to suggest how transition-state stabilization and a general base may catalyze the ligation reaction required for prebiotic RNA assembly. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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